In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ji Yoon Lee, Manager, Research and Development at APPA, details how APPA members benefit from receiving an APPA Reliable Public Power Provider program designation.

This episode of Public Power Now is sponsored by the Energy Authority.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Dwayne Fulk, President and CEO at City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri, discusses the public power utility’s plans to add generation and details the strategies that the utility has adopted to maintain low rates for its customers. This episode of Public Power Now is sponsored by the Energy Authority.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jeff Stewart, Director of Louisiana public power utility Lafayette Utilities System, and chair of the National Conference Local Arrangements Committee, and Ursula Schryver, APPA’s Senior Vice President, Education, Training, and Events, detail key sessions and activities at APPA’s 2025 National Conference in New Orleans, La., as well as what New Orleans and Louisiana have to offer and what attendees can expect. The National Conference will take place June 6 through June 11.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jill Weiss, Utilities Director of Wisconsin public power utility Stoughton Utilities, details the steps that the utility has taken to maintain high levels of safety and reliability and discusses a program under which utility customers can help support local community service organizations.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jeremy Ash, General Manager of the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities, a Kansas public power utility, discusses the utility’s most recent integrated resource plan and offers details on his long-term goals for BPU. Ash officially became general manager of the utility at the start of this year.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Steve Wendell, Civil Engineering Supervisor at Oregon public power utility McMinnville Water and Light, discusses a communications trailer developed by the utility that will enable it to communicate if a disaster damages or wipes out communication systems regionally or nationally.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Halley Roberson, City Manager for the City of Beloit, Kansas, Amy Adamy, Public Relations and Marketing Manager for Michigan public power utility Lansing Board of Water & Light, and Ursula Schryver, Senior Vice President for Education, Training, and Events at APPA, discuss the Leadership Essentials Certificate Program including the benefits of participating in the program.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Mark Christie, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, discusses his priorities and details his concerns over the way in which FERC grants transmission project incentives. President Trump named him Chairman of FERC in January 2025.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Laura Giboo, GIS business analyst, at Nebraska’s Omaha Public Power District, and Lisa Bowen, Customer Care Coordinator for OPPD, offer details on OPPD’s new Projects in your Neighborhood webpage, which offers a one stop shop for customers who want to learn more about OPPD projects happening in their neighborhoods.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Chris Weiner, Executive Director of Electric Services for the City of Coffeyville, Kansas, details a recently completed a five-year capital improvement plan and discusses potential options the Coffeyville Electric Services Department is looking at related to the possible replacement of the city’s 30-megawatt steam plant.

In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Lindsey Buttel, Manager of Research and Statistics at APPA, provides an overview of APPA’s 2025 Governance Survey in terms of public power utilities eligible to participate in the survey and what types of questions are on the survey. The deadline to respond to the survey is April 10, 2025.

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In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Dennis McFee, CEO and General Manager at Public Service Commission of Yazoo City, Mississippi, provides an update on the public power utility’s comprehensive multi-year initiative designed to significantly enhance power reliability and resiliency for customers in Yazoo City.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Karen Kelley, Chief Operations Officer at Oregon public power utility Eugene Water and Electric Board, discusses how EWEB is proactively working to improve water resiliency through the construction of a second water treatment plant.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Brant Heap, Director of Protection, Automation and Control at Arizona public power utility Salt River Project discusses SRP’s state-of-the-art Technology Innovation Lab and details how the lab is being utilized for training SRP employees.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Paul Zummo, Director for Research & Development at APPA, details the application process for DEED’s Spring 2025 Grant Applications, which are due by February 15. The application cycle provides an opportunity to secure funding of up to $125,000 for various initiatives.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Travis Hunter, Chief Generation and Transmission Officer at Platte River Power Authority, details key projects at the Colorado joint action agency including a substation project and discusses how his experience in a variety of roles at Platte River Power Authority lays the groundwork for him to be successful in his new role.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Fred Clark, President and CEO of Energy Southeast, details the decision-making process behind the move to rebrand Alabama Municipal Electric Authority and change its name to Energy Southeast. He also discusses the success of recent energy initiatives and partnerships that have expanded Energy Southeast’s reach far beyond its headquarters in Montgomery, Alabama.

In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Ursula Schryver, APPA’s Senior Vice President, Education, Training, and Events, provides details on APPA’s CEO & Utility Managers Roundtable, which is scheduled to take place March 16-18, 2025, at Amelia Island, Fla. Register by Jan. 20, 2025, to lock in a discounted price for the roundtable.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Scott Corwin, President and CEO of APPA, discusses a wide range of topics with Vickie Cavey, CEO and Managing Director of Jacksonville, Florida-based public power utility JEA. Among other things, Corwin and Cavey discuss her long-term goals for JEA and her impressions of recent mutual aid efforts coming out of the storms that hit Florida last year.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Aaron Haderle, Manager of Transmission and Distribution Operations at Florida public power utility Kissimmee Utility Authority, and Tom Pontes, Assistant Electric Utility Director at California public power utility Roseville Electric, detail the benefits of public power utilities participating in the 2025 APPA Lineworkers Rodeo. The rodeo will take place in Roseville, California in March 2025.

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In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Brian Wright, General Manager for California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District, discusses the utility’s resource planning efforts and details a battery energy storage system assessment.

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In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Austin Energy’s Chief Operating Officer Lisa Martin and Mike Enger, Austin Energy’s Vice President for Energy Markets and Resource Planning, discuss the Texas public power utility’s resource planning efforts and recent news involving Austin Energy and geothermal energy.

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In the latest episode of Public Power Now. Mark Montgomery, Executive Director for Logan City Light and Power in Utah, discusses the successful completion of a 125 KW, 500 KWh battery energy storage system in Logan and details the ways in which the public power community benefits from being a member of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems.

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In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Paul Lau, CEO and General Manager of Sacramento, California public power utility SMUD, provides an update on the utility’s 2030 Zero Carbon Plan and details a SMUD long-duration battery storage project.

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In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Steve Wright, who retired as General Manager of Washington State’s Chelan County PUD in 2022, discussed his new book, “Inspired Public Service: A Guide to Building Pride, Purpose, and Democracy.”  Among other things, he details his career in public power and discusses how his roles as a leader in the public power community informed your decision to write this book.